Global Education Inc.

Global Education Inc. explores how education policy is being reworked on a global scale, driven by new networks and sites of policy outside the nation state. Philanthropy, business, and governments are coming together to produce a singular vision of 'best practice' based on the methods and tenets of the 'neo-liberal imaginary'. This book examines the policy activities of edu-businesses, advocacy networks, and social enterprises, as well as the ways in which education is being exported and bought and sold as a profitable commodity. The book uses a policy sociology approach to map the dynamics of these new relations and policy. It addresses how private providers are involved in delivering educational services, both independently and on behalf of the state, and how universities, schools, and education services are being acquired by private equity companies. This process is linked to efforts to achieve Millennium Development Goals and provide mass access to basic education. By examining these developments, Global Education Inc. sheds light on the ways in which market solutions are addressing entrenched problems in educational development, quality, and access.